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Meringue Roulade with Raspberries and Lemon Syllabub Filling

By bbcfood · From Open Recipes · 9 ingredients
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Why it works: Lemon and orange match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and 10,632 recipes mention both. Both carry 3-hexenal, which smells apple, fruity. The science ↓

The recipe

Serves 6
Prep30 min
Cook30 min

Ingredients

Contains: egg, milk (auto-detected from the ingredients and method; we can miss things, so check labels)

Directions

Method written by CompKitchen from the ingredient list. Not the original author's method, not kitchen-tested.

  1. Heat the oven to 160°C (320°F). Line a 33x23cm (13x9in) Swiss roll tin with baking paper.

  2. Separate the 4 eggs. Whisk the whites until stiff, then gradually whisk in the 225g caster sugar until glossy and firm.

  3. Gently fold the shredded coconut into the meringue, then spread it evenly in the lined tin.

  4. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes until golden and springy to the touch. Meanwhile, lay a sheet of baking paper on a clean tea towel.

  5. Turn the meringue out onto the paper and peel off the lining paper. Roll it up with the paper inside and leave to cool completely, about 15 minutes.

  6. Finely grate the zest of the 2 lemons and the orange, then squeeze out their juice. Stir the juice, zest, 3 to 5 tablespoons honey (to taste) and the brandy or sherry together.

  7. In a separate bowl, whisk the 570ml double cream until it holds soft peaks. Gradually fold in the citrus and honey mixture, taking care not to overwhip.

  8. Unroll the cooled meringue, spread the syllabub over it, scatter the raspberries on top, and gently roll it up again. Chill for at least 30 minutes before slicing.

By bbcfood. Recipe from Open Recipes.

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The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much aroma chemistry they share, and how many recipes mention both.

  1. Lemon + orangetop 1% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together10,632 recipes

    Shared aroma: 3-hexenal (apple, fruity).

  2. Orange + honeytop 5% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together1,068 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-damascenone (apple, rose).

  3. Sugar + creamtop 5% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapmoderate
    Mentioned together43,437 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,3-butanedione (butter, sweet).

  4. Coconut + honeytop 6% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together515 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl octanoate (fruity).

  5. Orange + brandytop 6% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapmoderate
    Mentioned together2,705 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-damascenone (apple, rose).

Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs

Flavor stand-ins for the coconut

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (egg, sugar, cream, lemon, orange, honey, brandy):

  1. Vanillabetter flavor fit
  2. Blackberrybetter flavor fit
  3. Figbetter flavor fit
  4. Coconutthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against egg, sugar, cream, lemon, orange, honey, brandy. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes. This compares flavor only: it does not check the job the ingredient does in the dish (bulk, moisture, acidity, structure).